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  • Grow Green Match Day

    By Becky Fitzgerald on April 13, 2018

    The 6th Annual Grow Green Match Day on Friday, April 20, is a tremendous opportunity for the Manhattan community and Meadowlark Foundation. On that day, donations made through the Greater Manhattan...

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  • Get Up & Get Movin': Meadowlark Wellness Olympiad 2018, sign up today!

    By Jeff Heidbreder on March 22, 2018

    Registration for the 2018 Meadowlark Wellness Olympiad is now open! Registration forms can be found at the Hospitality Desk and completed forms should be placed in the drop box at the same location....

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  • Annual Pig Out event includes raffle prize

    By Becky Fitzgerald on March 22, 2018

    The 8th annual Pig Out for Parkinson’s, benefiting Meadowlark Parkinson’s Program, is set for Thursday, April 19, at Cox Bros. BBQ. A raffle prize is again part of the fun with proceeds also...

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  • Mingle Mania: New event to benefit memory program

    By Becky Fitzgerald on February 20, 2018

    Capitalizing on an extensive art collection featuring well-known local and Kansas artists, Meadowlark staff have joined with several Manhattan community members to plan an inaugural event, Art Mingle...

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  • Servanthood

    By Ron Williams on January 18, 2018

    Some folks may know I was once on the Meadowlark Board, representing Blue Valley Church. At one meeting Steve Shields made a statement something like this. “It is one of my dreams that the staff of...

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  • Outdoor Encounters

    By Nathan Bolls on January 4, 2018

    Let’s hope that most wild organisms survived the human-based wonder and chaos of December. What must they have thought when all manner of lighted globes and twinkling lights were strung here and...

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  • It's Christmastime!

    By Sarah Duggan on December 21, 2017

    We’ve been  learning the art of practicing patience at the Duggan household. This new found focus was driven by the annual raising of our family Christmas tree which lent itself to housing wrapped...

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  • Outdoor Encounters

    By Nathan Bolls on December 7, 2017

    I’m going to speak of a magnificent animal—also one of God’s creatures—that is a source of disdain for many of you: the eastern fox squirrel (Sciurus niger).  The genus name, Sciurus, is related to...

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  • Meadowlark Home Health gains donated Toyota

    By Becky Fitzgerald on December 7, 2017

    Christmas came early for Meadowlark’s Home Health staff! In November, residents Duane and Pat Miksch offered to donate their 2007 Toyota Prius to Meadowlark Foundation, and it didn’t take long to...

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  • Christmas Cinema

    By Sarah Duggan on November 30, 2017

    Welcome to one of the best times of year—the Holiday Season. There are many ways to celebrate, but one of my favorite ways to ring in Christmas is by watching the  best of the best holiday movies....

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